1/28 – I wanted to get a better sense of my long run pace, so I drove the course to mark the miles. It’s 6.2 miles from here to the basketball goals at the North Greenville YMCA. I decided to push it a little bit and see if I could hang on. I ran the first 10k in 47.30, and the first 20k (12.4) in 1:35.05. If my math is right it was 7.40s on the way out and 7.40s on the way back. I stopped for fluid at home and ran the last six miles in 46.00, so I think I held on to 7.40s there. I’m pretty pleased with the time, but I’m fried now – feels like I’ve been run over by a truck. It’s hard to imagine running even faster for 8 more miles, but that’s what I’d have to do to qualify for Boston. One run at a time. … I’ve probably killed my long run for next week. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Ouch.
I’m going to dial back the workouts this week. Feels like a bit much.
1/27 – Shoulders, chest, and stomach
1/26 – Got busy at work. Rest day
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Hey Mike,
18 at 7:40?! You could look for a mid -Feb marathon – you are ready now! At that pace we will not be able to train a long one together.
Clay
I’m not so sure it was a good idea. I’m really worn out.
I found myself wondering, how do I take 30 seconds per mile off my long run pace on the day of the race and decided to see where I was at. 7.35s on race day still seems so out of reach. The stars will really have to align!
Let’s try to find a time for a long run. The heck with pace. We’ll just run how we feel. I kind of miss runs that have absolutely no purpose or goal 🙂